Costs: Retail items range from $3 to as much as $60 for some highend board games. Tournament entrance fees range from $5 to around $30.

“We have something going on in the store almost every night,” Jackson said. All of the owners have day jobs, but their love of gaming drove them to open a place that caters to Columbia’s gamers. “Both Nat and I are very passionate about the gaming community,” Jackson said. “So we wanted to do something to help support the gaming community and open up new avenues.”

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